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Ted has been involved in photography for over 60 years. It is one of his most passionate avocations along with hiking and backpacking. His primary area of photographic interest has always been “the natural world without the hand of man”. Hiking and Backpacking have allowed him the freedom to do just that; going off the beaten path to capture his landscape, wildflower and wildlife images. He readily admits that he doesn’t have the patience for people photography.

In 1993 he retired from NASA and devoted much of the next 10 years hiking, backpacking and photographing the Southwestern United States and the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Additionally He has traveled to many parts of the world Including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Great Britain, Norway, Europe, and Asia including two trips to the Himalaya’s of Nepal. Traveling, has allowed him to develop his photographic skills in a wide variety of situations.

Ted was a long time member and past president of the Lancaster Photography Association and a past member of the short lived Tehachapi Camera Club. During this time he gave talks and presentations to Tehachapi Schools, Sierra Club Chapters and evening talks at the LeConte Lodge in Yosemite National Park.

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Ted and his wife Hefina moved to Rapid City, South Dakota in 2004. In 2009 he joined the Black Hills Photographic Society (later becoming the Black Hills Photography Club) and one month later became it’s President. After stepping down in January of 2013 as President he continues to serve the Club as an ex-officio member of the Board of Directors, Co Editor of the Newsletter, Co Chair of the Field Trip Committee and leads a Beginners Class titled “Understanding your Digital Camera”.

The meeting and program will begin at 7PM at the Maturango Museum. The doors will open at 6:45PM. The meeting is open to anyone and there is no charge for admission, however donations are accepted to help defray the museum use cost . For more information about this program or the China Lake Photographic Society please contact either Helen Jackson at 760-375-2773 or Francois Clement at 760-301-6828.

Our March 7th meeting will be an opportunity to share your pictures and get feedback on them. There are many opinions on what makes a great photograph. At the February meeting Tom Ganner shared with us many good tips to help make your photos better. The feedback will done in a constructive manner. We will discuss some of the elements that make the photos stand out or not. We are here to encourage the makers to share their work and passion for making photographs but to also learn from others how they may improve their results.

We are accepting submissions as either prints from 5×7 up through 16×20 at the meeting or electronically by email until 9am March 7th. If submitting by email please include information about the photo such as the maker’s name & title and send them to francois@francoisclement.net. The number of submissions allowed three per maker and can be in any form or combination of forms. Any subject matter will be accepted. Submitted prints may be matted or framed if you so choose.

There are 2 prizes that will be awarded, $20 Gift Certificates to Casey’s Steak & BBQ house. To win yo must be an active China Lake Photographic Society member.

On display will be a variety of prints done on different surfaces. The surfaces include traditional photographic paper, inkjet media of different surfaces, canvas, and metal. Theses are being shown to show what can be done to display and showcase your own photographs of importance.

The meeting and program will begin at 7PM at the Maturango Museum. The doors will open at 6:45PM. The meeting is open to anyone and there is no charge for admission, however donations are accepted to help defray the museum use cost . For more information about this program or the China Lake Photographic Society please contact either Helen Jackson at 760-375-2773 or Francois Clement at 760-301-6828.

In honor of D-Day June 6th, Jim Carr, Retired Army First Sergeant, will be presenting a program on Normandy and the D-Day Invasion. His talk will be on June 1st at the Maturango Museum at 7PM. This should be interesting for photographers, history buffs, as well as WW2 and military history buffs. Visitors are welcome.
Jim and his wife Joann visited Normandy for the 60th and 66th Anniversaries of D-Day. He will explain the invasion battle using maps and photographs. He’ll describe the invasion beaches as well as Point du Hoc, the Batteries at Longues, and the town of Ste Mere Eglise. He feels that the visit to Ste Mere Eglise was one of the highlights and photos taken there will be surprising.

Also included in the talk will be photos of Military War Cemeteries in Normandy. He will show American, German, British, Canadian and Polish War Cemeteries. All of which are well maintained and very interesting.

The May presentation for the Photographic Society will be video of the underwater adventures of Raymond Kelso and a group of 12 as they explored the soft corals off the coast of Fiji in the South Pacific last March. Raymond will share his videos and photos of shark feeds, and the abundant sea life along with techniques and tools he uses to capture these underwater playgrounds.

The public is invited to this free event to be held Thursday, May 3rd at 7pm at the Maturango Museum. For more information, please call Helen Jackson at (760) 375-2773.

For the last 17 years, Raymond Kelso has designed very affordable domestic and international adventure tours to exotic cultural and historical locations through the Pleistocene Foundation. The adventures are designed for travelers who enjoy exploring the world comfortably, and have a desire a for a deeper understanding of both past and present cultures. As an avid adventurer, photographer, and underwater videographer, he also organizes scuba diving tours to some of the top dive sites in the world. For closer to home activities, the Foundation sponsors the local “Getting to know your backyard” series, including Petroglyph tours, desert hikes to Randsburg, and Poison Canyon. More information about Ray Kelso and the Pleistocene Foundation can be found at www.pleistocenefoundation.org.